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GK Digest AUGUST 2015


Index

1. RBI Rates 32. Awards and Authors 3-43. Sports 4-74. Politics 7-145. Appointments 14-166. Deaths 16-177. Business and Economy 17-198. Science and Technology 199. Payment Banks in India - All you need to know 20-2110.Latest List of Indian banks - Their Heads and Head Office 21-2211.List of Arjuna Award Winners 2015 2312.International Organizations - Headquarters, Chiefs and Purpose 24-2613.Power Plants in India list 2614.Important Parliamentary Acts related to Banking sector in India 26-2815.List of Important Dams in India 28-2916.Rivers in India - State Wise List 29-3017.Nuclear Power Plants in India List 3018.Awards and Honours in India 2015 30-3719.Countries and their Currencies - Shortcut to Learn 38-3920.International Summits in 2015 List 40-4221.50 Famous Temples in India with Locations 42-4322.List of Committees in India 2015 4423.List of Appointments in 2015 44-4924.Wimbledon Open 2015 – Winners 50-5125.Books and Authors – 2015 52-5326.Banking Terminology for IBPS exams 54-56





RBI Rates

Key Policy Rates

S. No Rates / Reserve Ratios % Effective from

1 Bank Rate 8.25 % 02-06-2015

2 Repo Rate 7.25 % 02-06-2015

3 Reverse Repo Rate 6.25% 02-06-2015

4 Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4.00% 09-02-2015

5 Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 21.50% 03-02-2015

6 Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) 8.25 % 02-06-2015

Awards and Authors

31 July - Tamil Nadu instituted Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for YouthThe State Government of Tamil Nadu instituted the youth award namely Dr.A.P.J. Abdul KalamAward for Youth on 31st July 2015. The State also declared 15th October (A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’sBirthday) as Youth Revival Day.

03 Aug - Kashinath Singh awarded with Bharat Bharti Literary Award 2014Kashinath Singh, the famous litterateur of Hindi language, awarded with Bharat Bharti LiteraryAward for the year 2014 on 03rd August 2015. He awarded by UP Hindi Sansthan. He wrote veryfamous novel ‘Kashi Ka Assi’.

03 Aug - Amalendu Krishna won Ramanujan Prize 2015Amalendu Krishna, the famous mathematician won Ramanujan Prize for the year 2015 on 3rd August2015. He became 2nd Indian who won the award, the first one was Sujatha Ramadorai who won theaward in the year 2006 earlier.

05 Augu - Zhanna Nemtsova awarded with Solidarity Prize 2015Zhanna Nemtsova awarded with Solidarity Prize of Poland for the year 2015 on 05th August 2015.The award was instituted in the year 1989.

07 Aug - Dilip Parulekar awarded with PATWA-Safari India South Asia Travel AwardDilip Parulekar awarded with PATWA-Safari India South Asia Travel Award for the year 2015 on07th August 2015. He became 1st tourism minister of Goa who receive this award.

07 Aug - Raghavendra Gadagkar awarded with Germany’s Cross of Order of the MeritRaghavendra Gadagkar awarded with Germany’s Cross of Order of the Merit on 07th August 2015.The award was instituted in the year 1951 by Federal President Theodor Heuss.

10 Aug - Dr.M. Veerappa Moily awarded with Saraswati Samman 2014Dr.M. Veerappa Moily awarded with Saraswati Samman for the year 2014 on 10th August 2015 forthe epic Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam which is written in Kannada language.

11 Aug - Sania Mirza recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna AwardSania Mirza became 2nd Tennis player to be recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on11th August 2015. The first one was Leander Paes.





14 Aug - 67 Gallantry Awards approved by President67 Gallantry Awards approved on 14th August 2015 by President Pranab Mukherjee in which 2 KirtiChakras, 10 Shaurya Chakras, One Bar to Sena Medal, 49 Senam Medal, 2 Nao Sena Medals and 3Vayu Sena Medals included. Lieutenant Colonel Nectar Sanjenbam and Sub Rajesh Kumar awardedwith Kirti Chakras.

14 Aug - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards 2015 announcedRajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015 given to Sania Mirza on 14th August 2015 while 17 other sportspersons awarded with Arjuna Awards 2015.

17 Aug - ‘The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity’ releasedThe book titled as ‘The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity’ written by Tarun Khanna,released on 17th August 2015 as the ceremony attended by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh AkhileshYadav.

19 Aug - Zia Haider Rahman awarded with James Tait Black Award 2015Zia Haider Rahman of Bangladesh awarded with James Tait Black Award for the year 2015 on 19th

August 2015 for the novel ‘In the Light of What We Know’. The award was instituted in the year1919.

19 Aug - ‘Mrs. Funny Bones’ releasedThe book titled as ‘Mrs. Funny Bones’ written by Twinkle Khanna released on 19th August 2015.

19 Aug - Babasaheb Purandare awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015Babasaheb Purandare awarded with Maharashtra Bhushan Award for the year 2015 on 19th August2015 as the ceremony attended by Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao. The award was established in theyear 1995.

19 Aug - Book titled as ‘Making India Awesome’ releasedThe book titled as ‘Making India Awesome’, 2nd non-fiction book of Chetan Bhagat released on 19th

August 2015. His first one non-fiction book was ‘What Young India Wants’.

22 Aug - Zaina Erhaim awarded with Peter Mackler Award 2015Zaina Erhaim of Syria awarded with Peter Mackler Award 2015 on 22nd August 2015. The award wasestablished in the year 2008 for Journalism.

26 Aug - Stockholm Water Prize 2015 announcedRajendra Singh awarded with Stockholm Water Prize 2015 on 26th August 2015 for his contributionin water security in rural areas. The prize was established in the year 1991.

Sports

Athletics

31 July - Prabhroop Sekhon won 2 Gold MedalsPrabhroop Sekhon from Lucknow won 2 Gold Medals at Special Olympics World Games on 31st July2015 played in Los Angeles, USA.

23 Aug - Usain Bolt won 100 m race titleUsain Bolt of Jamaica won 100 m race title at IAAF World Championship played in Beijing, Chinaon 23rd August 2015 after defeating Justin Gatlin of USA. He completed his race in just 9.79 seconds.





Archery

01 Aug - Rajat Chauhan won Silver Medal in World Archery ChampionshipRajat Chauhan from India won Silver Medal in World Archery Championship. Earlier, he won GoldMedal in Asian Games 2014 held in Incheon, South Korea.

15 Aug - Abhishek Verma won GoldAbhishek Verma won Gold for India in Archery World Cup on 15th August 2015 played in Wroclaw,Poland after defeating Esmaeil Ebadi of Iran.

Recurve

02 Aug - Indian women’s recurve team won Silver MedalIndian women’s recurve team won Silver Medal in Copenhagen Archery Championship on 02nd

August 2015.

Squash

02 Aug - Joshna Chinappa of India won Squash titleJoshna Chinappa of India won Squash title at Victorian Open WSA on 02nd August 2015. The eventheld in Melbourne, Australia. This is her 10th WSA title.

Gymnastics

03 Aug - Dipa Karmakar won women’s Bronze Medal at ART Gymnastics Asian ChampionshipDipa Karmakar won women’s Bronze Medal at ART Gymnastics Asian Championship on 03rd

August 2015 played in Hiroshima, Japan. She also won Bronze Medal in Commonwealth Games2014.

Hockey

13 Aug - India won European seriesMen’s Hockey team of India won European Series after defeating Spain on 13th August 2015.

15 Aug - FIH Hockey World League 2015FIH Hockey World League 2015 final will be played in Raipur, Chhattisgarh which will be playbetween 27th November to 6th December 2015.

17 Aug - Air India Hockey team won Guru Tegh Bahadur Hockey titleAir India Hockey team won Guru Tegh Bahadur Hockey title on 17th August 2015 after defeatingArmy XI. Najmudeen of Army XI awarded with Best Goalkeeper award.

Badminton

16 Aug - Saina Nehwal won Silver MedalSaina Nehwal became 1st Indian Badminton player to win Silver Medal in World BadmintonChampionship on 16th August 2015 held at Jakarta, Indonesia. Men’s singles title won by Chen Longof China after defeating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.

Tennis

16 Aug - Andy Murray won Rogers CupAndy Murray of Scotland won Rogers Cup Masters Tournament on 16th August 2015 played inMontreal, Canada. It is his 11th Masters title.





Football

16 Aug - Aditi Chauhan will play in ELFAditi Chauhan became India’s 1st woman to play in English Football League (ELF) on 16th August2015 as International Football Goalkeeper.

Golf

17 Aug - Anirban Lahiri ranked at No.5Anirban Lahiri, Golfer of India, became 1st in India to finish inside the top five of any Major GolfTournament. He ranked at 5th place.

Kabaddi

23 Aug - U Mumba won Star Sports Pro-Kabaddi League (PKL) title 2015U Mumba won 2nd season of Star Sports Pro-Kabaddi League (PKL) title for the year 2015 on 23rd

August 2015 after defeating Bengaluru Bulls.

Cricket

08 Aug - Michael John Clarke retiredMichael John Clarke, International Cricket player of Australia, announced his retirement on 08th

August 2015. He played his last test match at Oval, London. He also known as nickname ‘Pup’.Earlier, immediate after the World Cup 2015, he retired from ODI Cricket.

23 Aug - England won Ashes Test SeriesEngland won Ashes Test Series on 23rd August 2015 after defeating Australia. Chris Rogers ofAustralia and Joe Root of England jointly won Man of Series Award.

26 Aug - AB de Villiers broke the record of Sourav GangulyAB de Villiers of South Africa broke the record of fastest 8000 ODI runs on 26th August 2015 in thematch played against New Zealand in Durban, South Africa. He completed his 8000 runs in 182innings. Earlier, Sourav Ganguly created this record in 200 innings.

Weightlifting11 Aug - Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships will be held inIndiaFor the 1st time, India will host the Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior WeightliftingChampionships held during the period from 11th to 15th October 2015 in Pune, Maharashtra.

Wrestling29 Aug - Anil won Gold Medal in Cadet Wrestling World ChampionshipAnil won Gold Medal in Cadet Wrestling World Championship on 29th August 2015 after defeatingErfan Aeini of Iran.

Olympics01 Aug - Ranveer Singh Saini won Gold Medal in Special Olympics World GamesOn 01st August 2015, Ranveer Singh Saini became 1st Indian Golfer to win Gold Medal at SpecialOlympics World Games played in Los Angeles, USA. He is just 14 years old.

03 Aug - Winter Olympic Games 2022 will be held in Beijing, ChinaBeijing, China will be host Winter Olympic Games 2022 as announced by International OlympicCommittee on while Winter Olympic Games 2016 will be held in Norway and 2018 in Pyeongchang,South Korea.





29 Aug - Women’s Hockey Team qualified for Rio Olympics 2016Women’s Hockey Team of India created history after qualified for Rio Olympics 2016 after a longgap of almost 36 years.

06 Aug - August Edition of FIFA World Rankings releasedAugust Edition of FIFA World Rankings released on 06th August 2015. Argentina ranked at No.1position followed by Belgium and Germany while India remained at 156th position in the ranking.

24 Aug - School Sports Promotion Foundation launched by SAISchool Sports Promotion Foundation launched by Sports Authority of India (SAI) on 24th August2015 with the aim to tap the sporting talent at the school level.

Politics

International Affairs

01 Aug - Pakistan became 1st non-European member of European OrganizationOn 01st August 2015, Pakistan became first ever non-European member of the European Organizationfor Nuclear Research also known as CERN.

01 Aug - South Sudan became 206th member of IOCSouth Sudan became 206th member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 01st August 2015.The President of South Sudan is Salva Kiir Mayardit. The Headquarter of IOC is in Luasane,Switzerland.

01 Aug - ‘Komen’ hit Bangladesh and West Bengal, Manipur, OdishaThe Cyclone namely ‘Komen’ hit Bangladesh and the States West Bengal, Manipur, Odisha of thecountry on 01st-02nd August 2015.

06 Aug - 70th anniversary of dropping of first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan observed70th anniversary of dropping of first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan observed on 06th August 2015in which 1,40,000 people killed while on 09th August 1945, another atomic bomb dropped inNagasaki, Japan in which 70,000 people killed. This bomb also called as ‘Fat Man’.

06 Aug - ASEAN meet held in Malaysia48th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Minister meet held in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia during 04th to 06th August 2015 under the theme of ‘Our People, Our Community, OurVision’.

08 Aug - ‘Soudelor’ struck TaiwanTyphoon namely ‘Soudelor’ struck Taiwan on 08th August 2015 in which 158000 people have beenevacuated.

09 Aug - Singapore celebrated its 50th Independence DaySingapore celebrated its 50th Independence Day on 09th August 2015. Singapore was founded in theyear 1819 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles.

10 Aug - Nepal will be divided into 6 provincesUnder the newly formed Constitution of Nepal, the country will be divided into 6 provinces. Presidentof Nepal is Ram Baran Yadav while Prime Minister is Sushil Koirala.





12 Aug - China signed an agreement with PakistanChina signed an agreement with Pakistan on 12th August 2015 to implement China-PakistanEconomic Corridor. Total 20 agreements signed between the countries during the CPEC Forum heldin China.

15 Aug - North Korea changed its time zoneThe Government of North Korea will create its new time zone which will be effective from 15th

August 2015 i.e. the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation. On the other hand, South Korea remainedits time zone as it is.

17 Aug - A huge explosion struck in Bangkok, ThailandA huge explosion struck in Bangkok, Thailand on 17th August 2015 in which almost 20 people founddead and 100 injured.

18 Aug - Ranil Wickremesinghe became PM of Sri LankaRanil Wickremesinghe became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 18th August 2015 as the resultsannounced that United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance(UNFGG) coalition won the Parliamentary elections.

18 Aug - Raffi Freedman-Gurspan became staff member of White HouseRaffi Freedman-Gurspan, became 1st transgender appointed as member of White House staff on 18th

August 2015 as appointed by President of USA Barack Obama.

20 Aug - Bangladesh received funds from UNFCCCBangladesh became 1st country to receive funds from United Nations for Solar Home Systems on 20th

August 2015. UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) issued 395286 carboncredits to the country.

20 Aug - Alexis Tsipras resignedAlexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece, resigned on 20th August 2015. The President of Greece isProkopis Pavlopoulos.

20 Aug - Bollywood film ‘Phantom’ banned in PakistanThe Bollywood film ‘Phantom’ banned by Lahore High Court on 20th August 2015 and also bannedthe sale of CDs etc. Earlier, ‘Agent Vinod’ and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ were also banned.

22 Aug - Global oil prices sankOn 22nd August 2015, Global oil prices sank below $40 a barrel for the first time in last more than sixyears.

22 Aug - Abdul Aziz Haqqani designated as Global Terrorist by USAAbdul Aziz Haqqani designated as Global Terrorist by USA on 22nd August 2015. He is the newleader of Haqqani network.

23 Aug - ISIS attacked at Palmyra’s Temple of BaalshaminPalmyra’s Temple of Baalshamin destroyed by ISIS militants on 23rd August 2015. The temple is oneof the two supreme Gods of pre-Islamic Palmyra in ancient Syria. Palmyra is the famous city of Syriawhich is also known as ‘Pearl of Desert and Tadmur’. The Capital and Currency of Syria is Damascusand Pound respectively.

28 Aug - ‘Erika’ hit Dominican Republic and HaitiThe tropical storm namely ‘Erika’ hit Dominican Republic and Haiti on 28th and 29th August 2015.The President of Haiti is Michel Martelly.





National Affairs

02 Aug - UTI crossed One Lakh CroreUTI Mutual Fund crossed One Lakh Crore Rupees mark recently. UTI is the oldest mutual fund houseof India.

03 Aug - Peace treaty signed between Govt. of India and Naga RebelsThe peace treaty signed between Naga Rebels led by National Socialist Council of Nagalim-IM andthe Government of India on 03rd August 2015. Earlier, in the year 1997 the talks for peace treaty wasstarted.

03 Aug - IIT Palakkad openedIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad opened on 03rd August 2015. This is 18th of India 4th ofSouth India and 1st of the State.

03 Aug - ‘Bharat Parv’ inaugurated in New DelhiThe festival ‘Bharat Parv’ (part of Independence Day) inaugurated on 03rd August 2015 in New Delhi.The festival 13 day long and inaugurated by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism.

04 Aug - Delhi Police used Taser GunsDelhi Police became 1st in India to use Taser Guns and other non-lethal arms to work withoutendangering lives on 04th August 2015.

04 Aug - UPTU renamed as APJAKTUUP Technical University renamed as A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University on 04th August 2015as approved by the State Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh.

04 Aug - Navachara Kaksh openedThe Science and Innovation Museum ‘Navachara Kaksh’ opened in Rashtrapati Bhavan on 04th

August 2015 as inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee. Navachara Kaksh means that ‘Room ofNew Ideas’.

04 Aug - ‘Masaan’ and ‘Jaanisaar’ made tax freeTwo films namely ‘Masaan’ and ‘Jaanisaar’ made tax free in the State of Uttar Pradesh on 04th August2015 as approved by State Cabinet.

05 Aug - Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple opened its Demat accountTirumala Venkateshwara Temple, Andhra Pradesh (also known as Tirupati Balaji Temple) opened itsDematerialized Account (Demat Account) to accept the donations from devotees in the shape ofshares and securities. The temple opened the account with Stock Holding Corporation of IndiaLimited (SHCIL).

07 Aug - GlobalSat for DRR renamed as UN Kalam GlobalSatOn 07th August 2015, GlobalSat for DRR renamed as UN Kalam GlobalSat on the name of formerPresident of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, recently died.

07 Aug - India decided to boycott 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary ConferenceOn 07th August 2015, India decided to boycott 61st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference as notto invite the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta. TheConference will be held in Islamabad, Pakistan during 30th September to 08th October 2015.

10 Aug - Kochi became 1st Indian city to join WTCFKochi became 1st Indian city to join World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) on 10th August 2015.The Headquarter of WTCF is in Beijing, China.





10 Aug - Santhara ritual in Jain Community banned by Rajasthan High CourtSanthara ritual in Jain Community banned by Rajasthan High Court on 10th August 2015. The ritualalso called as Sallekhana or Samadhi-marana or Sanyasana-marana.

10 Aug - Xiaomi launched its manufacturing unit in IndiaXiaomi, the largest smartphone company of China launched its 1st manufacturing unit in Sri City,Andhra Pradesh on 10th August 2015 as the launching ceremony attended by the Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu. Xiaomi is 3rd largest smartphone maker in the World while Samsung and Appleis at 1st and 2nd place respectively. Moreover, Xiaomi is the low cost smartphone manufacturer ofChina.

11 Aug - Delhi formed the committee on CNG fitness scamTo probe the multi Crore CNG fitness scam, Government of Delhi formed the Committee on 11th

August 2015 which will be headed by retd. High Court Judge, Justice S.N. Agarwal.

11 Aug - Dahi Handi granted with adventure sport status‘Dahi Handi’ game of Maharashtra granted with adventure sport status on 11th August 2015.

13 Aug - Pahal Scheme acknowledged by Guinness Book of World RecordsPahal Scheme acknowledged by Guinness Book of World Records on 13th August 2015 as the world’slargest cash transfer program.

13 Aug - Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 passed in AssamWitch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 passed in the State LegislativeAssembly of Assam on 13th August 2015 with the aim to eliminate rising cases of superstition leadingto murder.

15 Aug - ‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ promoted by PMThe campaign namely ‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ promoted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on15th August 2015 i.e. on the eve of 69th Independence Day.

15 Aug - Agriculture Ministry renamed as Agriculture and Farmers Welfare SocietyOn 15th August 2015, Agriculture Ministry renamed as Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry asannounced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Independence Day speech.

16 Aug - Two Indians climbed at Kalapathar Peak in NepalTwo Indians Kandarp Sharma (5 years old) and Ritwika (8 years old) became youngest climbers toclimb the Kalapathar Peak situated in Nepal. The peak is situated in Nepal at an altitude of 5643metres.

17 Aug - Sanskrit will be teach in Himachal PradeshOn 17th August 2015, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh announced that Sanskrit will be part of syllabusin government schools of the State.

19 Aug - India removed the country Iran from its listOn 19th August 2015, India removed the country Iran from its list of countries who put under therestricted visa category or Prior Referral Category (PRC).

20 Aug - Lahaul and Spiti will receive highest CNG stationLahaul and Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh will get World’s highest CNG stations in the next year2016 as announced on 20th August 2015.





21 Aug - FIPIC Summit held at Jaipur, RajasthanOn 21st August 2015 2nd edition of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit heldby 14 Pacific Island nations at Jaipur, Rajasthan. 1st edition was held at Fiji in the last year.

21 Aug - India have direct secure line of communication of US PresidentIndia became 4th country to have direct secure line of communication with the President of USA. Theother three countries are Russia, Britain and China.

21 Aug - Kolkata Port adjudged as best Major Port for 2014-15Kolkata Port adjudged as best Major Port for the year 2014-15 on 21st August 2015 as announced inGateway Awards 2015.

24 Aug - Jaisalmer War Museum and Laungewala War Memorial inauguratedJaisalmer War Museum and Laungewala War Memorial inaugurated by Indian Army on 24th August2015.

25 Aug - Shri Ramcharitmanas found in the scrap market, New Delhi105 years old copy of Shri Ramcharitmanas found in the scrap market, New Delhi. The Author of thebook is Shiv Brat Lal.

26 Aug - India cleared 4 months extension for 7th Pay CommissionThe Government of India cleared 4 months extension for 7th Pay Commission on 26th August 2015which is up to 31st December 2015. Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur is the Chairman of 7th PayCommission.

26 Aug - III completed 60 years of its establishmentInsurance Institute of India (III) completed its 60 years on 26th August 2015. The institute wasformerly known as J.C. Setavad Memorial Federation of Insurance Institutes.

27 Aug - Tripura will implement NFSAThe State of Tripura will implement National Food Security Act (NFSA) on 27th August 2015 whichwill come into effect from 01st September 2015.

28 Aug - 50th anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak war observed50th anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak war observed on 28th August 2015. Earlier, in the year 1965, Indiahad captured ‘Haji Pir Pass’ from Pakistan. According to the Tashkent Agreement 1966, India handedit back to Pakistan.

28 Aug - Aurangzeb Road, Delhi renamed as Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kamal RoadAurangzeb Road, Delhi renamed as Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road on 28th August 2015 as announcedby New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). Aurangzeb was 6th Mughal Emperor who ruled overIndia during 17th Century.

Reports

01 Aug - NSSO released the reportAccording to the data released by National Sample Survey on 01st August 2015, 67.3% ruralpopulation of India used firewood for cooking. While rural population of the State of Tamil Naduused highest number of LPG.

02 Aug - India State of Forest Report 2013 releasedAccording to India State of Forest Report 2013, total 21.23% area covered under forestsapproximately 6,97,898 square km.





04 Aug - Forbes released the list of World’s Highest Paid ActorsForbes released the list of World’s Highest Paid Actors on 04th August 2015. Robert Downey Jr.ranked at No.1 position while Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan stood at 7th position and AkshayKumar stood at 9th position.

11 Aug - NTCA released the dataAccording to the date released by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and TRAFFIC-India, India lost 41 tigers in just 7 months as announced on 11th August 2015.

25 Aug - RGI released the dataAccording to the data released by Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, the presentreligious communities based on Census 2011 is that Hindu – 79.8 %, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian –2.3%, Sikh – 1.7%, Buddhist – 0.7%, Jain – 0.4%, Others – 0.7%. There is 0.2% (29 Lakh) peoplewho not stated their religions.

Festivals and Days held

03 Aug - Aadi Perukku festival celebratedAadi Perukku festival celebrated in the State of Tamil Nadu on 03rd August 2015. The festival iscelebrated on 18th day of Tamil month ‘Aadi’.

07 Aug - National Handloom Day observed1st National Handloom Day observed in all over the Nation on 07th August 2015 as inaugurated byPrime Minister Narendra Modi. Sant Kabir Awards are also given to different handloom personalities.

08 Aug - Tendong Lho Rum Faat celebrated in SikkimTendong Lho Rum Faat, the annual festival of Sikkim, celebrated on 08th August 2015. The festivalrelated with Prayer of Tendong Mountain, Sikkim.

09 Aug - International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observedInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed on 09th August 2015 in all over theWorld under the theme of ‘Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring Indigenous Peoples health and well-being’.

10 Aug - World Bio-Fuel Day observedWorld Bio-Fuel Day observed on 10th August 2015 in all over the World with the aim to createawareness about Green Fuels.

19 Aug - World Humanitarian Day 2015 observedWorld Humanitarian Day 2015 observed on 19th August 2015 in all over the World under the themeof ‘Inspiring the World’s Humanity’. Earlier, in the year 2003, the day was designated by UN GeneralAssembly.

28 Aug - Festival ‘Thiru Onam’ celebratedThe festival ‘Thiru Onam’ celebrated on 28th August 2015 which is fall during the Malayalam month‘Chingam’.

New schemes

03 Aug - Operation Shishtachar launchedOperation Shishtachar launched by Delhi Police on 03rd August 2015 with the aim to nabbingoffender and teach the lesson to eve-teasers.





04 Aug - ‘SAMANVAY’ launchedThe scheme namely ‘SAMANVAY’ for Gram Panchayats launched on 04th August 2015 byGovernment of India with the aim to help MPs to utilize the schemes for planning and implementationof Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.

04 Aug - MAST inauguratedThe biggest telescope of India ‘Multi-Application Solar Telescope’ (MAST) inaugurated on 04th

August 2015 at Udaipur, Rajasthan.04 Aug - ‘Thari Pension Thare Pass’ scheme launchedThe scheme namely ‘Thari Pension Thare Pass’ launched by the State Government of Haryana on 04th

August 2015 as the ceremony attended by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

08 Aug - ‘Nai Manzil’ launchedThe scheme namely ‘Nai Manzil’ launched in Patna by the Government of India on 08th August 2015as the launching ceremony attended by Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla.

09 Aug - Free mobile app namely ‘Disha’ launchedFree mobile app namely ‘Disha’ launched in the State of Bihar on 09th August 2015 by theGovernment of India with the aim to spread digital literacy in people as the launching ceremonyattended by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

10 Aug - School Nursery Yojana launchedSchool Nursery Yojana launched by Government of India on 10th August 2015 with the aim to bringstudents closer to nature. The launching ceremony attended by Environment Minister PrakashJavadekar.

15 Aug - ‘Vidya Lakshmi’ launchedThe portal namely ‘Vidya Lakshmi’ launched on 15th August 2015 by the Government of India.Under the scheme, students get education loans.

17 Aug - Grama Jyothi Scheme launched by TelanganaGrama Jyothi Scheme launched by the State Government of Telangana on 17th August 2015. TheChief Minister of Telangana is K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

17 Aug - City Taxi Scheme launched in DelhiCity Taxi Scheme launched by the Government of Delhi on 17th August 2015 to tackle the shortage oftaxies in the city.

19 Aug - 12 MW solar power project inaugurated in Kerala12 MW solar power project inaugurated on 19th August 2015 by the State Government of Kerala atCochin International Airport. The airport became 1st in India to run on solar power.

21 Aug - Free Laptop Scheme launched in PuducherryChief Minister of Puducherry N. Rangasamy launched Free Laptop Scheme on 21st August 2015.Almost 20,000 laptops will be distributed under the scheme.

24 Aug - Postage stamp on Ashoka releasedThe postage stamp on Ashoka released by the Government of India on 24th August 2015.The stamp ofRupees 5. Ashoka was an Indian Emperor of Maurya Dynasty who ruled between 269 BC to 232 BC.The founder of Maurya Dynasty was Chandragupta Maurya.

25 Aug - ‘Sehat’ scheme launchedThe scheme namely ‘Sehat’ launched by the Government of India on 25th August 2015 with the aim toprovide healthcare facilities in rural areas.





27 Aug - NITI Aayog launched IESS 2047On 27th August 2015, NITI Aayog launched the interactive energy scenario building tool namely‘India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047’ with the aim to explore the range of potential futureenergy scenarios.

27 Aug - E-Payment Module for Deposit of Compensatory Levies in CAMPA Funds launchedE-Payment Module for Deposit of Compensatory Levies in CAMPA Funds launched by theGovernment of India on 27th August 2015 as announced by Union Minister of Environment, Forestand Climate Change Prakash Javadekar.

30 Aug - SAHAJ scheme launched by the Government of IndiaSAHAJ scheme launched by the Government of India on 30th August 2015 for online release of newLPG connections as the launching ceremony attended by Petroleum and Natural Gas MinisterDharmendra Pradhan.

Agreements

05 Aug - India signed an agreement with MozambiqueIndia signed an agreement with Mozambique on 05th August 2015 with the aim to boost ties inRenewable Energy Sector. The President of Mozamique is Filipe Nyusi.

11 Aug - India signed an agreement with World BankIndia signed an agreement with World Bank on 11th August 2015 for 2nd phase of National CycloneRisk Mitigation Program for about $308.40 mn.

12 Aug - India signed an agreement with NepalIndia signed an agreement with Nepal on 12th August 2015 for the construction of petroleum pipelinebetween Raxaul and Amlekhgunj depot.

13 Aug - India signed an agreement with BangladeshIndia signed an agreement with Bangladesh on 13th August 2015 with the aim to tackle menace offake Indian currency.

20 Aug - India signed an agreement with AustraliaIndia signed an agreement with Australia on 20th August 2015 on education, training and research.

Visits

17 Aug - PM Modi visited Masdar, UAEOn 17th August 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the city Masdar, UAE. The city isworld’s first zero carbon and car free smart city which is situated around 17 km from Abu Dhabi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited United Arab Emirates on 16th and 17th August 2015. During hisvisit, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan decided to allot land fortemple in Abu Dhabi. The Prime Minister of UAE is Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Appointments

03 Aug - Roland S. Folger appointed as CEO and MD of Mercedes-BenzRoland S. Folger appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) ofMercedes-Benz India on 03rd August 2015 succeeded by Eberhard Kern.





03 Aug - Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as acting Chief Justice of Patna High CourtJustice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 03rd August2015 succeeded by Justice Lingala Narasimha Reddy as appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee.

06 Aug - Atul Keshap appointed as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and MaldivesAtul Keshap, an Indian-American appointed as Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives on 06th

August 2015.

08 Aug - Ram Nath Kovind appointed as Governor of BiharRam Nath Kovind appointed as Governor of Bihar on 08th August 2015 succeeded by Keshri NathTripathi while Acharya Dev Vrat appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh succeeded by KalyanSingh.

11 Aug - Pichai Sundararajan (Sundar Pichai) became CEOPichai Sundararajan (Sundar Pichai) of India became CEO of Google Inc.

11 Aug - Sanjay Jalona appointed as MD and CEO of L&T InfotechSanjay Jalona appointed as MD and CEO of L&T Infotech on 11th August 2015. It is the 6th largest ITCompany in India and incorporated in the year 1997.

12 Aug - Jayant Patel appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High CourtJayant Patel appointed as acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on 12th August 2015 replacedwith Justice V.M. Sahai.

12 Aug - Sudhakar Shetty appointed as President of GFISudhakar Shetty appointed as President of Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) on 12th August 2015.

13 Aug - OP Rawat appointed as Election CommissionerOm Prakash Rawat appointed as Election Commissioner of India on 13th August 2015.

14 Aug - Ajit Kumar Seth appointed as Chairman of PESBAjit Kumar Seth appointed as Chairman of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) on 14th August2015.

18 Aug - Kishor Piraji Kharat appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI BankKishor Piraji Kharat appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IDBI Bank on18th August 2015. IDBI Bank was established in the year 1964.

19 Aug - Sebastian Coe appointed as President of IAAFSebastian Coe of Britain appointed as President of International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF)on 19th August 2015.

19 Aug - Adille Sumariwalla appointed as member of IAAFAdille Sumariwalla became 1st Indian to be appointed as member of International Amateur AthleticsFederation (IAAF) on 19th August 2015.

20 Aug - Ashwani Lohani appointed as Chief of Air IndiaAshwani Lohani appointed as Chief of Air India on 20th August 2015.

21 Aug - Amitabh Mattoo appointed as Advisor to J&K Chief MinisterAmitabh Mattoo appointed as Advisor to J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on 21st

August 2015. He is famous academician and former Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University.





21 Aug - Dilip Vengsarkar appointed as President of ACSSIDilip Vengsarkar appointed as President of Association of Indian Statisticians and Scorers of India(ACSSI) on 21st August 2015.

24 Aug - Justice M.L. Tahaliyani appointed as LokayuktaJustice Madanlal Laxmandas Tahaliyani (M.L. Tahaliyani) appointed as Lokayukta of the State ofMaharashtra on 24th August 2015 as appointed by Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao.

24 Aug - Vince Chhabria appointed as full time federal judgeVince Chhabria, an Indian-American appointed as full time federal judge by President Barack Obamaon 24th August 2015.

24 Aug - Amol Palekar appointed as Chairman of FFIAmol Palekar appointed as Chairman of India’s Oscar Jury Film Federation of India on 24th August2015.

24 Aug - Girish Sahni appointed as Director General of CSIRGirish Sahni appointed as Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)on 24th August 2015.

25 Aug - Ananth Padmanabhan appointed as CEO of Harper Collins IndiaAnanth Padmanabhan appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harper Collins India on 25th

August 2015.

26 Aug - Novak Djokovic appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEFNovak Djokovic of Serbia appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) on 26th August 2015.

26 Aug - Rajiv Mangla appointed as CTO of SnapdealRajiv Mangla appointed as CTO of Snapdeal on 26th August 2015. Snapdeal was established in theyear 2010. Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal are the founders of Snapdeal.

27 Aug - Kandakatla Manohar appointed as Director of NIMSKandakatla Manohar appointed as Director of Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) on 27th

August 2015.

29 Aug - Al Rajwani appointed as Managing Director of Gillette IndiaAl Rajwani appointed as Managing Director of Gillette India on 29th August 2015.

Deaths

03 Aug - Jagannath Singh diedJagannath Singh, the former Minister and Senior BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh, died on 03rd

August 2015. He remained Labour Minister for the State of Madhya Pradesh.

04 Aug - Colonel Harwant Singh (retd.) diedColonel Harwant Singh (retd.), died on 04th August 2015. He was officer-in-charge of flag hostingceremony of 1st Independence Day of India. He was awarded with ‘Military Cross’ in the year 1944.‘Military Cross’ was the highest award of the British Army.





09 Aug - Kayyara Kinhanna Rai diedKayyara Kinhanna Rai, the freedom fighter, died on 09th August 2015. He was famous author, poetand journalist. He was awarded with Karnataka Sahitya Academy Puraskar in the year 1969 andKarnataka Ekikarana (Unification) Award in the year 2007.

13 Aug - Om Prakash Munjal diedOm Prakash Munjal, the founder of Hero Cycles, died on 13th August 2015. He also known as ‘CycleMan’ of India.

18 Aug - Suvra Mukherjee diedSuvra Mukherjee, the wife of President of India Pranab Mukherjee, died on 18th August 2015. Shealso known as ‘India’s First Lady’. She had founded ‘Geetanjali Troup’.

21 Aug - N.R. Varhadpande diedN.R. Varhadpande, the famous Sanskrit scholar, died on 21st August 2015. He became famous fromthe book titled as ‘Aryan Invasion: A Myth’. He was also remained the President of Sanskrit BhashaPracharini Sabha.

22 Aug - Arthur Robert Morris diedArthur Robert Morris, the former famous Cricketer of Australia, died on 22nd August 2015.

30 Aug - M.M. Kalburgi diedM.M. Kalburgi, the famous Kannada writer and Sahitya Academy awardee, died on 30th August 2015.He also awarded with Nrupatunga Award and Pampa Award etc.

Business and Economy

19 Aug - Mark Zuckerberg is the wealthiest person under 35List of Top 20 Wealthiest People Under the age of 35 released on 19th August 2015 by Wealth-X.According to the list, Mark Zuckerberg is the wealthiest person under the age of 35.

24 Aug - Facebook achieved the milestoneOn 24th August 2015, the famous social networking site ‘Facebook’ achieved the milestone that over abillion people used Facebook on a single day as announced by its founder Mark Zuckerberg.

New schemes

05 Aug - S-Cross launchedThe new car namely ‘S-Cross’ launched by Maruti Suzuki on 05th August 2015 which will be saleunder the scheme ‘Nexa’ recently launched by the company.

10 Aug - Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc.Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc. on 10th August 2015. Now all the subsidiaries ofGoogle will be brought under the Alphabet Inc.

17 Aug - ‘Android 6.0 Marshmallow’ launched by Google Inc.Android mobile operating system ‘Android 6.0 Marshmallow’ launched by Google Inc. on 17th

August 2015. Sundar Pichai of India is the CEO of Google Inc.

18 Aug - Smart Vault launched by ICICI BankThe scheme namely ‘Smart Vault’ launched by ICICI Bank on 18th August 2015. The MD and CEOof ICICI Bank is Chanda Kochhar.





18 Aug - SBI Buddy launched by SBIThe m-wallet (mobile wallet) scheme namely ‘SBI Buddy’ launched by State Bank of India on 18th

August 2015 as launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

18 Aug - IAF and SMILE launched by SIDBITwo schemes namely India Aspiration Fund (IAF) and SIDBI Make In India Loan For Enterprises(SMILE) launched by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on 18th August 2015. Thescheme will be useful for small entrepreneurs. LIC of India became partner and co-investor in theschemes.

Agreements

05 Aug - Murugappa Group signed an agreement with Organo CorpMurugappa Group signed an agreement with Organo Corp on 05th August 2015 with the aim to formJoint Venture.

08 Aug - Foxconn signed an agreement with MaharashtraFoxconn, the global electronic manufacturing unit for Apple Inc. signed an agreement with the StateGovernment of Maharashtra on 08th August 2015 for next five years.

15 Aug - IndiGo signed an agreement with Europe’s Airbus companyIndiGo signed an agreement with Europe’s Airbus company on 15th August 2015. Under theagreement, IndiGo purchased about 250 aircrafts.

16 Aug - Housing.com acquired HomeBuy 360Housing.com acquired HomeBuy 360 on 16th August 2015 which will helpful in the reduction ofproperty prices and ultimately the consumers get benefit from this deal.

17 Aug - Birla Corporation acquired two Indian unitsBirla Corporation acquired two Indian units of Lafarge Group on 17th August 2015.17 Aug - Kerala signed an agreement with Adani GroupThe State Government of Kerala signed an agreement with Adani Group on 17th August 2015 with theaim to develop Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport situated near Kovalambeach.

19 Aug - You Tube tied-up with Whistling Woods InternationalThe famous video sharing portal, ‘You Tube’ tied-up with Whistling Woods International on 19th

August 2015 to develop ‘You Tube’ space in Mumbai. Mumbai became 7th city in all over the Worldto have such facility.

20 Aug - Prasar Bharti signed an agreement with Digital Television RussiaPrasar Bharti signed an agreement with Digital Television Russia on 20th August 2015 for co-operation to set the stage for the new media era.

21 Aug - FCEL signed an agreement with RajasthanFuture Consumer Enterprise Limited (FCEL) signed an agreement with the State Government ofRajasthan on 21st August 2015. Under the agreement, fair price shops in Rajasthan will run under thename ‘Annapurna Bhandar Yojana’.

24 Aug - Andhra Pradesh signed an agreement with Sir Dorabji Tata TrustThe State Government of Andhra Pradesh signed an agreement with Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on 24th

August 2015 to develop almost 264 villages of Vijayawada District. The Chief Minister of AndhraPradesh is N. Chandrababu Naidu.





27 Aug - Reliance Communications signed an agreement with JasperReliance Communications signed an agreement with Jasper on 27th August 2015 to offer Internet ofThings (loT) services in India.

Reports

13 Aug - Interest Subvention Scheme 2015-16 notified by RBIInterest Subvention Scheme 2015-16 of Government of India notified by Reserve Bank of India on13th August 2015 with the aim to provide short term crop loans to farmers.

14 Aug - Indradhanush announced by Finance Ministry7 pronged strategy namely ‘Indradhanush’ announced by Finance Ministry on 14th August 2015 withthe aim to revamp of public sector banks of the country.

15 Aug - ASSOCHAM released the reportAccording to the report of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), the Stateof Tamil Nadu became 1st in generation of employment and manufacturing sector in the country.

15 Aug - 100 richest people in technology list releasedAccording to 100 richest people in technology list released by Forbes, Bill Gates co-founder ofMicrosoft ranked at No.1 position.

18 Aug - Honda Activa crossed 1 Crore unitsHonda Activa, the most famous Scooter of India became first ever scooter brand to cross sale of 1Crore units in India. The Scooter was launched in the year 2001. Honda also became the 1st

manufacturer to sell more than 2.5 Lakh Scooters in one month.

20 Aug - Change the World List released by FortuneChange the World List released by Fortune Magazine on 20th August 2015. According to the list,Vodafone of UK and Safaricom of Kenya jointly ranked at No.1 position while Google and Toyotaranked at No.2 and 3 respectively.

23 Aug - Bandhan Bank startedBandhan Bank received its universal banking licence from Reserve Bank of India and rolled out itsservices on 23rd August 2015. The Bank started with 501 branches in almost 22 States in India whichis highest branches of any private bank on the first day.

Science and Technology

10 Aug - ISRO commissioned titanium sponge plant in Chavara, KeralaIndia became 7th country in the World to produce titanium sponge commercially on 10th August 2015as ISRO successfully commissioned and started commercial titanium sponge plant in Chavara,Kerala.

18 Aug - Scientists rejected the mini human brainThe team of Scientists had rejected the lab-grown mini human brain. The mini human brain developedby Scientist Rene Anand.

27 Aug – GSLV-D6 launched successfullyGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle – D6 (GSLV) launched successfully from Satish DhawanSpace Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on 27th August 2015. It is 9th flight of GSLV and also 5th

developmental flight of GSLV.





Payment Banks in India - All you need to know

Recently, you have heard about new term Payment Banks. Lets Know more about this bank.

Payment Bank are going to establish especially for middle/poor class people. The guidelines for Payment Banks were announced in November 2014. The minimum paid - up equity capital for payment banks shall be Rs.100 Crore. The payment bank should have a leverage ratio of net less than 3%. The cash limit in the accounts is just Rs.1,00,000. It will be easier for anyone to open a bank account. Payment Banks can accept deposits up to Rs.1,00,000 per customer.Customer will

get interest on the money that is being deposited. They can be used for either currentaccount or savings accounts.

Payment banks can be integrated with your savings bank accounts viaIMPS and NEFTtransfers.

Companies operated as mobile wallets is a big step as it raises the funds limit and it allowsinterest to be paid on the deposits. With this customers will more attract toward store theirmoney in Paytm or M - Pesa.

Payment Banks cannot issue Credit Cards, they can issue ATM andDebitCards. These ATM and Debit Cards will also work on all banks' machines.

Out of 41 companies only 11 companies have been selected. Payment Banks cannot accept NRI deposits.

o It is estimated that Payment Banks will ensure more money comes into the bankingsystem and it will spread the banking in rural areas.

o Payment Bank licence will enable the network of 1,54,000 post offices (including1,30,000 rural post offices) to offer banking services in the country.

The selected 11 companies are as under:1. Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited2. Airtel M Commerce Services Limited3. Cholamandalam Distribution Services Limited4. Department of Posts5. Fino PayTech Limited6. National Securities Depository Limited7. Reliance Industries Limited8. Dilip Shantilal Shanghvi Limited9. Vijay Shekhar Sharma Limited10. Tech Mahindra Limited11. Vodafone M- Pesa Limited

Small banks will lend to “unserved and under-served sections”, including small business units, s malland marginal farmers, and micro and small industries.

Payment Banks Small Finance Banks

Objective

Provide small savings accounts and payments/remittance services to migrant labourworkforce and low-income households

Financial inclusion and supply of credit tosmall business units and farmers through high-technology and low-cost operations

Eligible Promoters





Individuals or professionals with necessaryexperience and eligibility, existing NBFCs,corporate banking correspondents, mobilecompanies, supermarket chains, real estate co-ops and corporate entities

Resident individuals or professionals with 10years of experience in banking and finance,companies and societies owned and controlledby residents, existing NBFCs, microfinanceinstitutions and local area banks owned andcontrolled by residents

Scope of Activities

Accept deposits but customer balance shouldnot exceed Rs.1 Lakh

Basic services of accepting deposits andlending

Cannot give loans, can issue ATM/Debit cardbut no credit cards

No restriction on the area of operations

Can distribute non-risk simple financialproducts such as mutual funds and insuranceproducts

At least 50% of its loan portfolio shouldconstitute loans and advances of upto Rs.25Lakh

NRIs will not be allowed to open accounts

Capital Requirement and Promoter’s contribution

Minimum paid-up equity capital of Rs.100 Crore/initially 40%, to be gradually brought down to26% within 12 years from date of commencement

Latest List of Indian banks - Their Heads and Head Office

Name of the Banks Head Year ofEstablishment

Head Office

Allahabad Bank Rakesh Sethi 24 April, 1865 Kolkata, WestBengal

Andhra Bank CVR Rajendran 20 November, 1923 Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh

Bank of Baroda Ranjan Dhawan 20 July, 1908 Vadodara, Gujarat

Bank of India Vijayalakshmi R Iyer 7 September, 1906 Mumbai,Maharashtra

Bank of Maharashtra Sushil Muhnot 16 September, 1935 Pune, Maharashtra

Bank of Rajasthan Parvin Kumar Tayal 1943 Udaipur, Rajasthan

Canara Bank Pradyuman Singh Rawat 1906 Bengaluru,Karnataka

Central Bank of India Rajeev Rishi 21 December, 1911 Mumbai,Maharashtra

Corporation Bank Sadhu Ram Bansal 12 March, 1906 Mangalore,Karnataka

Dena Bank Ashwani Kumar 26 May, 1938 Mumbai,





Maharashtra

Federal Bank Shyam, Srinivasan 1945 Kerala

HDFC Bank Aditya Puri August, 1994 Mumbai,Maharashtra

ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar Jun, 1994 Mumbai,Maharashtra

IDBI Bank M.S. Raghavan July, 1964 Mumbai,Maharashtra

Indian Bank T.M. Bhasin 15 August, 1907 Chennai, Tami lNadu

Indian Overseas Bank R. Koteeswaran 10 February, 1937 Chennai, Tami lNadu

J & K Bank Mushtaq Ahmad 1 October, 1938 Sri Nagar, J & K

Karur Vysya Bank K.P. Kumar 1916 Karur, Tamil Nadu

Lakshmi Vilas Bank Rakesh Sharma 3 November, 1926 Karur, Tamil Nadu

Oriental Bank ofCommerce

Animesh Chauhan 19 February, 1943 Gurgaon, Haryana

Punjab and Sind Bank Jatinder Bir Singh 24 June, 1908 New Delhi, India

Punjab National Bank UshaAnanthasubramanian

19 May, 1894 New Delhi, India

State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya 1 July, 1955 Mumbai,Maharashtra

State Bank ofHyderabad

Santanu Mukherjee 8 August, 1941 Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh

State Bank of Mysore Sharad Sharma 2 October, 1913 Bengaluru,Karnataka

State Bank of Patiala Ramesh Ranjan 1917 Patiala, Punjab

State Bank ofTravancore

Jeevandas Narayan 12 September, 1945 Trivandrum, Kerala

South Indian Bank V.G. Mathew 1929 Thrissur, Kerala

Syndicate Bank Arun Shrivastava 1925 Manipal, Karnataka

UCO Bank Arun Kaul 6 January, 1943 Kolkata, WestBengal

Union Bank of India Arun Tiwari 11 November, 1919 Mumbai,Maharashtra

United Bank of India P. Srinivas 1950 Kolkata, WestBengal

Vijaya Bank Kishore Kumar Sansi 1931 Bengaluru,Karnataka

Yes Bank Rana Kapoor 2004 Mumbai,





Maharashtra

List of Arjuna Award Winners 2015

Arjuna Awards were started from 1961. It is one of the highest award given to recognize outstandingachievement in National Sports. Lets know more about it.

Arjuna Awards were constituted in 1961. These awards are given by the Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports, Government of India.

Cash Prize of Rs.5,00,000 is given to awardee. Recently, Government has revised the scheme(guidelines) of Arjuna Award. According to

revised scheme To be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson should not only have goodperformance consistently forthe last three previous years at the internationallevel with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended but should alsohave the qualities like Sense of Discipline, Leadership and Sportsmanship.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015 award won by Sania Mirza for Tennis.

Below is the list of nomination of Arjuna Awards 2015.Arjuna Awards 2015 (NOMINATION)

S. No. Name of the sportsperson Discipline

1 Naib Subedar Sandeep Kumar Archery

2 Ms. M.R. Poovamma Athletics

3 Mr. Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar Badminton

4 Mr. Mandeep Jangra Boxing

5 Mr. Rohit Sharma Cricket

6 Ms. Dipa Karmakar Gymnastic

7 Mr. Sreejesh P.R. Hockey

8 Mr. Manjeet Chhillar Kabaddi

9 Ms. Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre Kabaddi

10 Mr. Sawarn Singh Rowing

11 Mr. Anup Kumar Yama Roller Skating

12 Mr. Jitu Rai Shooting

13 Shri S. Sathish Kumar Weightlifting

14 Mr. Bajrang Wrestling

15 Ms. Babita Kumari Wrestling

16 Ms. Yumnam Sanathoi Devi Wushu

17 Mr. Sharath M. Gayakwad Para-Swim





International Organizations - Headquarters, Chiefs and Purpose

List of important International Organizations with their headquarters, foundation years, heads andpurpose.

Name Headquarters Heads FoundationYear

Number ofMembersCountries

Purpose

InternationalCriminal PoliceOrganization(INTERPOL)

Lyon, France Mrs.Ballestrazzi

7 September,1923

190 Connecting Policefor a safer world

World Bank WashingtonD.C. (U.S.A.)

Jim YongKim

July, 1944 188(IBRD),172 (IDA)

Crediting, Workingfor a world free ofPoverty

IBRD WashingtonD.C. (U.S.A.)

Jim YongKim

1944 188 DevelopmentAssistance, PovertyReduction

ICSID(InternationalCentre forSettlement ofInvestmentDisputes)

WashingtonD.C. (U.S.A.)

Jim YongKim

1957 (Butoperatingstarts in1966)

159 InternationalArbitration

InternationalFinanceCorporation (IFC)


Jim YongKim

24 July, 1956 184 Private SectorDevelopment,Poverty Reduction

MultilateralInvestmentGuarantee Agency(MIGA)


Jim YongKim

1988 181 Political RiskInsurance, ForeignDirect Investment

World TradeOrganization(WTO)

Geneva,Switzerland

RobertoAzevedo

1 January,1995

161 RegulateInternational Trade

InternationalMonetary Fund(IMF)


ChristineLagarde

27 December,1945

188 To promotesinternationaleconomiccooperation

Bank forInternationalSettlements (BIS)

Basel,Switzerland

JaimeCaruana

17 May, 1930 60 CentralBanks

Central BankCooperation

AsianDevelopmentBank (ADB)

Metro Manila,Philippines

TakehikoNakao

22 August,1966

67 Crediting

World IntellectualPropertyOrganization

GenevaSwitzerland

FrancisGurry

14 July, 1967 148 To promote theprotection ofintellectual





(WIPO) property throughoutthe world

World HealthOrganization(WHO)

GenevaSwitzerland

MargaretChan

7 April, 1948 194 Health For All

InternationalLabourOrganization(ILO)

GenevaSwitzerland

Guy Ryder 1919 186

International Fundfor AgriculturalDevelopment(IFAD)

Rome, Italy Kanayo F.Nwanze

1977 Enabling the RuralPoor to OvercomePoverty

UNICEF New York AnthonyLake

11-Dec-1946 To provide foodand healthcare tochildren of thosecountries whichdevastated by worldwar II.

UN InternationalTraining andResearch Center(UNITAR)

GenevaSwitzerland

SallyFegan-Wyles

1963 To achieve themajor objectives ofUN throughtraining andresearch

UNEnvironmentalProgram (UNEP)

Nairobi, Kenya AchimSteiner

5 June, 1972 Protect ourenvironment andconserve our future

UN DevelopmentProgram (UNDP)

New York Helen Clark 1965 166 Overalldevelopment

UN CapitalDevelopmentFund (UNCDF)

New York 1966 For 48 leastdevelopedcountries

Eradicate extremehunger poverty,Promotes equality,EnsuresEnvironmentSustainability

InternationalCricket Council

Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates

ZaheerAbbas

15 June, 1909 105 Great Sport, GreatSpirit

North AtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)

Brussels,Belgium

Philip M.Breedlove

4 April, 1949 28 A mind unfetteredin deliberation





Power Plants in India list

List of important Power Plants in India list PDF

S.No. Name Electricity GenerationCapacity ( in KW)

Location

1. MUNDRA POWER PLANT 4,620 MW GUJARAT

2. VINDHYACHAL THERMALPOWER STATION, MADHYAPRADESH

4,760 MW MADHYAPRADESH

3. MUNDRA ULTRA MEGA POWERPLANT

4,000 MW GUJARAT

4. TALCHER SUPER THERMALPOWER STATION, ODISHA

3,000 MW ODISHA

5. SIPAT THERMAL POWER PLANT,CHHATTISGARH

2,980 MW CHHATTISGARH

6. NTPC DADRI, UTTAR PRADESH 1,820 MW (COAL)AND 817 MW (GAS)

UTTAR PRADESH

7. NTPC RAMAGUNDAM, ANDHRAPRADESH

2,600 MW TELANGANA

8. KORBA SUPER THERMALPOWER PLANT, CHATTISGARH

2,600 MW CHHATTISGARH

9. RIHAND THERMAL POWERSTATION, UTTAR PRADESH

3,000 MW UTTAR PRADESH

10. JHARSUGUDA THERMALPOWER PLANT, ODISHA

2,400 MW ODISHA

Important Parliamentary Acts related to Banking sector in India

Vital Parliamentary Acts pertinent to BFSI sector

Herein below table provides edifying information about some consequential acts in regards to theBFSI sector and various tax related amendments.

Name of the Act Year of Promulgation

Societies' Registration Act 1860

Negotiable Instruments Act 1881

Co-operative Societies Act 1912

Provident Funds Act 1925

Reserve Bank of India Act 1934

Insurance Act 1938





Central Excise Act 1944

Public Debt Act 1944

International Monetary Fund and Bank Act 1945

Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948

Banking Regulation Act 1949

Chartered Accountants Act 1949

Contingency Fund of India Act 1950

Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous ProvisionsAct

1952

State Bank of India Act 1955

Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956

Securities Contract Act

Companies Act

Central Sales Tax Act

State Bank of Hyderabad Act

State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act 1959

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act 1961

Customs Act 1962

Unit Trust of India Act 1963

Nationalization of Banks Act ( But government decided tonationalize 14 major commercial banks on 19th July, 1969.)

1964

Banking Laws (Application to Co-operative Societies) Act 1965

PPF Act 1968

General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act 1972

Regional Rural Banks Act 1976

Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act 1978

Export-Import Bank of India Act 1981

NABARD Act 1981

Chit Funds Act 1982

General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Amendment Act 1985

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act 1999

Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999

Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act 2002





Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets andEnforcement of Security Interest Act.(Colloquially, SARFAESI Act)

2002

Government Securities Act 2006

Securities Laws (Amendment) Act 2014

The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Act-Diluted thesharing pattern by limiting the composite share of centralgovt. and sponsor bank to 51%

2014

The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act- Pushed FDI limit to49%

2015

List of Important Dams in India

List of Important Dams in India :-

S. NO. DAMS POWERGENERATIONCAPACITY(in MW)

HEIGHT STATE

1. Bhakra Dam 1,325 MW 740 Ft. Himachal Pradesh

2. Baglihar Dam 900 MW 472 Ft. Jammu & Kashmir

3. Tehri Dam 2,400 MW 855 Ft. Uttarakhand

4. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam 816 MW 407 Ft. Telangana, AndhraPradesh

5. Bansagar Dam 425 MW 220 Ft. Madhya Pradesh

6. Hirakud Dam 347.5 MW 200 Ft. Orissa

7. Sardar Sarovar Dam 1,450 MW 535 Ft. Gujarat

8. Indirasagar Dam 1,000 MW 302 Ft. Madhya Pradesh

9. Bhavanisagar Dam 1,920 MW 105 Ft. Tamil Nadu

10. Idukki Dam 780 MW 554 Ft. Kerala

11. Mettur Dam 840 MW 120 Ft. Tamil Nadu

12. Srisailam Dam 1,670 MW 476 Ft. Telangana, AndhraPradesh

13. Koyna Dam 1,960 MW 339 Ft. Maharashtra

14. Tungabhadra Dam 72 MW 162 Ft. Karnataka

15. Mullaperiyar Dam 175 MW 176 Ft. Tamil Nadu

16. Pong Dam 396 MW 436 Ft. Himachal Pradesh





17. Nathpa Dam 1,500 MW 205 Ft. Shimla, HimachalPradesh

18. Rana Pratap SagarDam

172 MW 177 Ft. Rajasthan

19. Chamera Dam 1071 MW 741 Ft. Himachal Pradesh

First Phase 540 MW

Second Phase 300 MW

Third Phase 231 MW

20. Rangit Dam 60 MW 148 Ft. Sikkim

Rivers in India - State Wise List

List of important rivers in India.

S. No. NAME OF RIVERS TOUCHING STATES LENGTH

1. GANGA Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,Jharkhand, West Bengal

AROUND 2,525K.M.

2. YAMUNA Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana 1,376 K.M.

3. BRAHMAPUTRA Assam, Arunachal,Tibet 2,900 K.M.

4. MAHANADI Chhattisgarh, Odisha 858 K.M.

5. GODAVARI Maharashtra, Telangana,Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh,Puducherry

1,465 K.M.

6. KRISHNA Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana,Andhra Pradesh

1,400 K.M.

7. NARMADA Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Gujarat

1,315 K.M.

8. TAPTI Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Gujarat

724 K.M.

9. GOMTI Lucknow 900 K.M.

10. GANDAK Bihar 320 K.M.

11. KOSI Bihar 720 K.M.

12. SON Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,Jharkhand, Bihar

784 K.M.

13. BETWA Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 590 K.M.

14. CHAMBAL Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,Rajasthan

960 K.M.

15. SUTLEJ Panjab 1,500 K.M.

16. RAVI Himachal, Panjab 720 K.M.





17. BEAS Himachal, Panjab 470 K.M.

18. CHENAB Himachal, Panjab 960 K.M.

19. JEHLAM Panjab 725 K.M.

20. KAVERI Tamil Nadu 765 K.M.

21. MAHANADI Odisha 858 K.M.

Nuclear Power Plants in India List

List of Nuclear power plants in India

Name of the PowerStation

Location District State

Tarapur Atomic PowerStation

Tarapur Thane Maharashtra

Kakrapar AtomicPower Station

Kakrapar Surat Gujarat

Kudankulam NuclearPower Plant

Kudankulam Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu

Kaiga Nuclear PowerPlant

Kaiga Uttara Kannada Karnataka

Narora Atomic PowerStation

Narora Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh

Gorakhpur AtomicPower Station

Fatehabad Fatehabad Haryana

Rajasthan AtomicPower Project

Chhitorgarh Chhitorgarh Rajasthan

Madras Atomic PowerStation

Kalpakkam Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu

Awards and Honours in India 2015

Awards and Honours in India for the year 2015 :-

Miami Open 2015

Men’s SingleNovak Djokovic(Serbia)

Women’s SingleSerena Williams(USA)





Men’s DoubleAmerican Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA)

Women’s DoubleSania Mirza (India) and Switzerland‘s Martina Hingis

French Open 2015

Men’s SingleStan Wawrinka (Switzerland),Runner Up Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women’s SingleSerena Williams (USA),Runner Up Lucie Šafářová (Czech Republic)

Rome Master 2015

Men’s SingleN. Djokovic

Women’s SingleMaria Sharapova

Women’s DoubleTimea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic

Men’s DoubleP. Cuevas and D. Marrero

Olympics Games 2014 (winter)

Host CitySochi (Russia)

Winner in Medal TellyRussia

Venues2016 Summer: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)2018 winter: Pyeongchang (South Korea)2020 summer: Tokyo (Japan)

Wimbledon Open 2015

Men’s SingleNovak Djokovic(Serbia)

Women’s SingleSerena Williams(USA)

Men’s DoubleJean Jullien Rojer of Netherlands and HoriaTecau of Romania





Women’s DoubleSania Mirza (India) and Switzerland‘s Martina Hingis

Mixed DoublesLeander Paes of India and Martina Hingis of Switzerland

Cricket World Cup 2015

WinnerAustralia

Runners upNewzealand

Most RunsMartin Guptill (New Zealand) 547 runs.

Man of the finalsJames Faulkner (Australia)

Most wicketsMitchell Starc (Australia) 22 wickets and Trent Boult (Newzealand) 22 wickets.

Man of the tournamentMitchell Starc (Australia)

Final Match played atMelbourne, Australia

IPL 2015

Winning Tea,& Runner UpMumbai IndiansRunner Up Chennai Super Kings

Orange CapDavid Warner

Emerging PlayerShreyas Iyer

Most Number of SixesChris Gayle

Highest Individual ScoreAB De Villiars

Purple CapDwayne Bravo





IIFA 2015 Winner

Best ActorShahid Kapoor for Haider

Best ActressKangna Ranaut for Queen

Best DirectorRajkumar Hirani for PK

Best MovieQueen

62nd Nation Film Awards

Best ActorSanchari Vijay for Nanu Avanalla Avalu

Best ActressKangna Ranaut for Queen

Best DirectorSrijit Mukherji

Best Feature Film in HindiCourt

Best Feature FilmQueen

Dada Saheb Phalke AwardShashi Kapoor

Nobel Prize Winners ( 2014 )

PeaceKailash Satyarthi

He is an Indian Children's Rights Activist.He has free over 80,000 children from various form ofservitude and helped in successful in re-integration, rehabilitation and education.

Malala Yousafzai

She is a Women's and Children's Rights Activist from Pakistan,She was shot in the head by Talibangunmen in 2012.She survived and has continued to speak out on the importance of education.

Physics" for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting which has enabled bright and energy savings whitelight sorces".

Shuji Nakamura





Hiroshi AmanoIsamu Akasaki

Chemistryfor the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy

William E. MoernerEric BetzigStefan Hell

Medicinefor discovering a cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain.

John O’Keefe

Discovered cells in the rat's brain region (hippocampus) that were active in certain places in theenviorment and proposed that these cells created inner map of surroundings.

Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser

Together discovered "grid cells" that were activated when the rat was in the particular places. Gridcells together with cells discovered by O'Keefe build up an inner GPS system that helps with spatialnavigation.

Literaturefor the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncoveredthe life-world of the occupation.

Patrick Modianao

Economicsfor his analysis of market power and regulations

Jean Tirole

Bharat Ratna





Ashoka Chakra Award

Naik Neeraj Kumar and Major Mukund Varadarajan

Padma Awards 2014The list consist of 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. 17 of theawardees are women and the list also includes 17 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOsand 4 Posthumous awardees.

Padma Vibhushan

1. LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat2. Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra3. Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab4. Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka5. Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra6. Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh7. Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu8. Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi9. Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK

Padma Bhushan1. Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam2. Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra3. Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh5. N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu6. Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi7. Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh8. Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi9. Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu10. Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi11. Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi12. Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi13. Satpal- Sports- Delhi14. Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka15. Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka16. Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA17. David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA18. Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA19. Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA20. Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan





Padma Shri1. Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana2. S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka3. Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu4. Dr Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir5. Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi6. Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand7. Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra8. Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam9. Dr Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh10. Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh11. Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi12. Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi13. Dr Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur14. Dr Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi15. Dr Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi16. Dr KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala17. Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi18. Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra19. Dr Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi20. Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra21. Dr Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha22. Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh23. Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar24. Dr Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan25. Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi26. Dr Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi27. Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala28. Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa29. Dr Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh30. Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi31. Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat32. Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya33. Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir34. TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka35. Dr Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat36. Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam37. Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh38. Dr N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi39. Dr Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra40. Dr Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar41. Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi42. Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana43. PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu44. Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh45. Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh46. Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal47. Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra48. Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat49. Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi50. Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh51. Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi52. Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka53. SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka





54. PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana55. Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana56. Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh57. Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan58. Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi59. H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh60. Dr Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat61. Huang Baosheng- Others- China62. Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France63. Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)64. Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education - France65. Dr Nandrajan 'Raj' Chetty- Literature and Education- France66. George L Hart- Others- USA67. Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal68. Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)69. Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA70. Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA71. Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA72. Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK73. Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany74. Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)75. Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)

Many More ... Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 - Bharatiya Mahila Bank Nishan-e-Pakistan (Pakistan’s highest civilian Award) - Chinese president Xi Jinping Pulitzer prizes for West Africa Ebola coverage - New York Times Washington Film festival(Best Feature Film Award) - Margarita, with a Straw Whitley Awards for wildlife conservation - Ananda Kumar, Pramod Patil Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia region 2015 - Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015 – Mazen Darwish Man Booker International Prize 2015 - Laszlo Krasznahorkai (Hungarian writer) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar conferred with Columbia’s highest civilian aw Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman 2015 - K Meenakshi Sundaram, Acharya Munishwar Jha,

Charu Chandra Pande and Mathuradutt Mathpal 68th Cannes film festival (FIPRESCI Award) – Masaan(Indian Film) Golden Medal for Merit in Work of Spain - Tennis player Rafael Nadal RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 - Prannoy Roy World No Tobacco Day Award 2015 - SS Negi (Uttarakhand’s Health Minister) Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Bangladesh Liberation War Award- Atal Behari Vajpayee Space Pioneer Award – ISRO for Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Mission Times of India Sports Awards(Sportsperson of the Year)- Jitu Rai 50th Jnanpith Award- Bhalchandra Nemade (awarded by MODI ,for several books( including

Kosala and Hindu)) Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 - Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan (Film:

Happy New Year). Actor Rajkummar Rao won the prestigious award for his performance inthe critically acclaimed film Citylights.

Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2015- Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor Dr. Pramod Patil and Dr. Ananda Kumar won 2015 Whitley Awards for wildlife

conservation. International Achievement Award 2015 – Subadhra Devi Rai (an Indian origin nurse) Egypt's Academy of Arts – Amitabh Bachchan . Golden Peacock National Quality Award for the year 2015 - Delhi International Airport

Limited (DIAL).





Countries and their Currencies - Shortcut to Learn

The Euro is the currency used by the Institution of the European Union and is the official currency ofthe Euro zone, which consist of 19 of the 28 member states of the European union:

1. Austria2. Belgium3. Cyprus4. Estonia5. Finland6. France7. Germany8. Greece9. Ireland10. Italy11. Latvia12. Lithuania13. Luxembourg14. Malta15. The Netherlands16. Portugal17. Solvakia18. Solvenia19. Spain

The 9 countries which are member of the EU but don't use EURO as a currency are-

1. United Kingdom2. Bulgaria3. Croatia4. Czech Republic5. Denmark6. Hungary7. Poland8. Romania9. Sweden

4 countries which are not member of EU but they use EURO currency and made formalagreements with the EU and changed their currency to EURO

1. Andora2. Monaco3. San Marino4. Vatican City

Country which have Dollar as currency-

1. Australia2. Canada3. Hong Kong4. Singapore5. USA





6. Zimbabwe

Countries which has 'Rupee' as currency-

1. India2. Nepal3. Pakistan4. Sri Lanka

Countries which has 'Peso' as currency-

1. Argentina2. Mexico3. Chile4. Philippines5. Cuba

Countries which has 'Pound' as currency-

1. Egypt2. Syria3. United Kingdom (UK)

Cambodia (Riel) Brazil (Real) Iran (Rial) South Africa (Rand) Indonesia (Rupiah) Maldives (Rufiyaa) Saudi Arabia (Riyal) Qatar (Riyal) Russia (Ruble) Ukraine - Hryvnia Israel - Israeli new shekel

'Krone' - Denmark, Norway'Won' - South Korea, North Korea

Afghanistan - Afghan Afghani Bangladesh - Taka Bhutan - Nguttrum China - Yuan Indonesia - rupiah IMF - Special Drawing Rights Iraq - Dinar Japan - Yen Malaysia - Ringgit Myanmar - Kyat Kuwait - Dinar Switzerland - Franc Thailand - Baht Turkey - Turkish Lira UAE - Dirham





International Summits in 2015 List

Summits 2015 G 20 G 8 BRICS SAARC ASEAN-EAS IBSA BIMSTEC NATO Nuclear Security

G 20 Summit

Suresh Prabhu appointed as PM Narendra Modi’s Sherpa ( a senior official responsible forpreparing the agenda for leaders to be considered during the summit.) for the Group of 20annual Summit 2014.

G20 Leaders Summit (2015) will be held in Antalya, (Turkey). G-20 meeting (2015) of Finance ministers and central bank governors will be held in Peru

(Lima). G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet will be held in Ankara (Turkey) 14th G-20 Summit 2015 – Australia 16th G-20 Summit 2016 – China

About G-20 Summit 2014

1. G-20 Summit 2014 was held in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland,Australia lie on 15-16Nov , 2014 .

2. It was focused on Economic concerns, highlights plans to increase trade and reduce poverty.3. It should be noted that the G-20 membership comprises a mix of world's largest advanced and

emerging economies representing about two-thirds of the world's population, 85% of globalGross Domestic Product and over 75% of global trade.

4. It's members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada , China, France, Germany, India,Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey,The United Kingdom, The United States and the European Union.

5. Raising the pitch on the Black Money issue, Mr. Modi in his intervention at the summit of theGroup of 20, he called for close global co-ordination to address the challenge posed by it.Thenew standard would be instrumental in getting information relating to unaccounted moneyhoarded abroad and enable its eventual repatriation, Mr. Modi said, utilising the forum of G20,which accounts for 85% per cent of world's GDP.

6. Vladimir Putin's early exit from the G20 summit in Australia after an icy reception from worldleaders may further stoke Russia-West tensions and lead to renewed fighting in Ukraine.

G 8 Summit

It was the first time that the EU hosted a G7 summit. 40th G8(G7) summit held at Brussels which does not include Russia, because of the Crimean.

These 7 leaders came together to figure out how to deal with Russia who had just exertedpower to annex Crimea from Ukraine and how they are going to coerce or persuade Russia tostop Expanding.

G-8 Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and the US





BRICS Summit

7th BRICS Summit (2015) held in Ufa,Russia BRCIS stands for Brazil,Russia,India,China and SouthAfrica Ufa is the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, and the industrial, economic,

scientific and cultural centre of the republic.

ASEAN-EAS Summit 2014

The 25th ASEAN(Association of South-East Asian Nations) summit was held in Nay PyiTaw, capital of Myanmar on Nov 11-12, 2014 and the East Asia Summit was held at the samevenue on November 13,2014.

East Asia Summit

The 9th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 13 Nov 2014. The Summit was chaired by Myanmar's President U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of

the Union of Myanmar and attended by the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN MemberStates, Australia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republicof Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and the United States of America.

IBSA Summit 2015

India host the summit of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) in New Delhi in 2015.

SAARC

The two-day 18th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit heldat Kathmandu from 26th Nov to 27th Nov with an agenda to improve connectivity amongmember states for boosting trade, collectively fighting the poverty and illiteracy.

The SAARC has eight members : Afganistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives,Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka with permanent headquarters at Kathmandu,Nepal.

The eight members signed the SAARC Framework on Energy (Electricity) Co-operation tofacilitate inter country trading of electricity.

Theme : 'Deeper Regional Integration for Peace and Prosperity' New Chairman of SAARC : Mr. Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal. The 19th SAARC summit will be held in 2016 in Islamabad,Pakistan.

Five Proposals by India at SAARC

1. SAARC Business traveler card for all member countries2. Easy visa for medical treatment visits3. Online courses and e library for South Asian students4. To provide five - in - one vaccine for children and support for polio free all countries5. To provide funds for TB-HIV laboratory

BIMSTEC Summit

BIMSTECH (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic CooperationCountries )

It has 8 members Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal





BIMSTECH Summit 2014 was held in Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) 4th BIMSTEC Summit will be held in Nepal.

NATO Summit

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has 28 member with the purpose to safeguard thefreedom and security of its members through political and military means.

Head Office - Brussels, Belgium, Chief or Secretary General : Jens Stoltenberg It was the first NATO summit since Chicago in 2012,(Britain last hosted the summit in 1990,

when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister )

Nuclear Summit 2014

Netherland hosted the 3rd Nuclear Summit in Hague with an aim of summit to reducing theamount of dangerous and improving the security for nuclear material and radio-active source.

The first Nuclear Summit was held in Washington. 4th Nuclear Summit 2016 will held in United States.

NAM Summit

16th NAM(Non-Aligned Movement) Summit 2012 was held in Tehran,Iran. It has 120+2 (Two nations namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji) members. 17th summit 2015 will be held in Caracas, Venezulea.

50 Famous Temples in India with Locations

Famous temples in India with their locations

Temple Location

Akshardham Temple Delhi

Amarkantak Temple Chhattisgarh

Amarnath Cave Temple Jammu & Kashmir

Angrabadi Temple Jharkhand

Annamalaiyar Temple Tamil Nadu

Badrinath Temple Uttarakhand

Brihadeeswara Temple Tamil Nadu

Chennakesava Temple Karnataka

Durgiana Temple Punjab

Dwarkadhish Temple Gujarat

Gangotri Temple Uttarakhand

Golden Temple Punjab

Gomateshwara Temple Karnataka

Hoysaleswara Temple Karnataka

Iskcon Temple Uttar Pradesh





Kalighat Mandir West Bengal

Kamakhya Temple Assam

Kanaka Temple Andhra Pradesh

Kanchipuram Temples Tamil Nadu

Kashi Vishwanath Temple Uttar Pradesh

Kedarnath Temple Uttarakhand

Khajuraho Temple Madhya Pradesh

Konark Sun Temple Odisha

Kumbakonam Temples Tamil Nadu

Laxminarayan Temple Delhi

Lingaraja Temple Odisha

Lord Jagannath Temple Odisha

Lotus Temple New Delhi

Malinithan Temple Arunachal Pradesh

Manikaran Temple Himachal Pradesh

Meenakshi Temple Tamil Nadu

Nellaiappar Temple Tamil Nadu

Ram Tirath Temple Punjab

Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram)Temple

Tamil Nadu

Ranakpur Temple Rajasthan

Sabarimala Temple Kerala

Sanchi Stupa Madhya Pradesh

Shankaracharya Temple Jammu & Kashmir

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Maharashtra

Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir Delhi

Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra

Somnath Temple Gujarat

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala

Thillai Nataraja Temple Tamil Nadu

Tirupati Balaji Andhra Pradesh

Vaishno Devi Jammu & Kashmir

Virupaksha Temple Karnataka

Yamunotri Temple Uttarakhand





List of Committees in India 2015

List of important Committees in India during 2014 and 2015.

1. Ajay Shankar Committee : To review functioning of PPP Cell2. Prof. NR Madhava Menon Panel : Reported guidelines for regulating expenditure and content

of advertisement in govt. adds3. H Devaraj Commitee : Reported most deemed university4. H R Khan Panel : To evaluate unclaimed PPF and Post Office Savings5. V V Daga Committee : To conduct forensic audit of NSEL6. Sivaramakrishnan committee : Submit Report to build the capital city for Andhra Pradesh7. Ramanujam committee : To avoid obsolete laws8. Bimal Jalan : To head the Expenditure Management Commission9. Hari Gautam Committee : To review the status of UGC10. Justice SB Sinha (One Member Commission):To Probe 2006 Meerut Fire Tragedy11. Suresh Prabhu Committee: To review gas pricing formula12. R S Sharma Expert Committee : To review the Company (Cost Records and Cost Audits)

Rules 201413. Justice MB Shah : On Black Money14. Deepak Mohanty Committee : Data and Information Management in the RBI15. Arvind Mayaram Committee : To clear definition to the FDI and FII16. Nachiket Mor Committee : To permit NBFC's to work as Business correspondence17. P J Nayak Committee : Governance of Boards of Bank in India18. Bibek Debroy : for Restructuring the railway19. Justice CS Dharmadhikari Committee: recommended complete ban on dance bars in hotels

and restaurants.20. Pratyush Sinha : To assess compensation for coal blocks.21. Jairam Ramesh : On sustainable development22. T.K. Vishwanathan committee: To provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises

(SMEs).23. K.V. Kamath panel: to examine the financial architecture for Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSME) sector.24. Gopalakrishna Committee: on Capacity Building in Banks and non-Banks25. G N Bajpai Committee: Guidelines for national pension system (NPS) schemes in private

sector.26. Scientist Raghunath Anant Mashelkar panel: To recommend best technologies for Prime

Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat" national sanitation campaign.27. T S R Subramanian Committee: To review five key green laws concerning protection and

conservation of environment, forest, wildlife, water and air among others.

List of Appointments in 2015

List of important appointment in India during 2015. This list is important for competitive examinationpoint of view.

Person Organization Appointed as

Kishore Kumar Sansi Vijaya BankCEO

R. Koteeswaran Indian Overseas Bank MD and CEO





J.Y. Pillay Presidential Council of Advisers,Singapore

Advisor to Presidentof Singapore

Kiran Bhai Vadodaria Indian Newspaper Society President

ArvindPangariya NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman

Suritha Bhattacharya Coal India Ltd. CMD

Keshari Nath Tripathi Meghalaya Government Governor

Sindhushree Khullar NITI Aayog CEO

Kolinda Garbar-Kitarovic Croatia President

Surendra Kumar Sinha Bangladesh Chief Justice

Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar Indian Space Research Organization Chairman

AnupamShrivastava Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL)

CMD

Baba Ramdev Haryana Government Brand Ambassador

Deep Kumar Upadhyay Nepal’s Ambassadorto India

Ajay Devgan SAARC HIV/AIDS Campaign GoodwillAmbasaddor

Pahlaj Nihalani Central Board of Film Certification Chairman

Michael Nobbs Indian Hockey Team Coach

R.V. Easwar Delhi and District CricketAssociation

Interim Chairman

Divya Prakash Sinha Cabinet Secretariat Secretary

K. Durga Prasad Central Reserve Police Force Special DG

Dr.S. Jaishankar Foreign Secretary

Shekhar Sen SangeetNatakAkademi Chairman

Hanumanthu Purushotham National Research DevelopmentCorporation

CMD

Kanagasabapathy J. Sripavan Sri Lanka Chief Justice

Krishna Chaudhary Indo-Tibetan Border Police Director General

T. SuvarnaRaju Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Chairman

Nandita Chatterjee Housing and Urban PovertyAlleviation Department of UnionMinistry

Secretary

Madhusudhan Prasad Union Ministry of UrbanDevelopment

Secretary





L.C. Goyal Home Secretary

Madan Mohan Das Commission of Inquiry probing ChitFund Scam

Chairman

M.O. Garg Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearch

Director General

BalasubramaniamVenkataramani

Multi Commodity Exchange MD and CEO

Putin Renjen Deloitte’s Global Operations CEO

Jawed Usmani Uttar Pradesh Chief InformationCommissioner

Rashad Hussain Counter terrorism Communication inUSA

Special Envoy

Tapan Misra ISRO’s Space Applications Centre Chief

D.K. Pandey Jharkhand Director General ofPolice

Gopinath Pillai Andhra Pradesh Special Envoy

Arun Singh India’s Ambassador toUSA

Jagmohan Dalmiya Board of Control of Cricket in India President

Baldev Sharma National Book Trust Chairman

Ashwin Mittal Walmart India Private Limited Chief FinancialOfficer

M.C. Mary Kom North-East region of India Brand Ambassador

Abid Ali Neemuchwala Wipro Limited CEO and GroupPresident

Ashu Suyash Credit Rating Information Servicesof India Limited

MD and CEO

Ramachandran International Relations Commissionof Association of National OlympicCommittees

Vice-Chairman

Kavinder Gupta Jammu and Kashmir LegislativeAssembly

Speaker

SohailAman Pakistan Air Force Chief

Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Britain’s Royal Society President

Renu Khator Board of Director of AmericanCouncil of Education Chairperson

Ruth Porat Google Inc. Chief FinancialOfficer

Vikramjit Singh Oberoi EIH Limited Managing Director

K.M. Mani Empowered Committee of State Chairman





Finance Ministers

Vikas Swarup Ministry of External Affairs Spokesman

Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha Sikkim High Court Chief Justice ofSikkim High Court

Gulshan Rai India Cyber Security Chief

Mayilsamy Annadurai ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru Director

KeshariNathTripathi Mizoram Government Governor

Rajeev Shukla Indian Premier League GoverningCouncil

Chairman

Sumit Mazumdar Confederation of Indian Industry President

Bharat Hari Singhania JK Organization President

Dr.Nasim Zaidi India Administration Chief ElectionCommissioner

Arun Kumar Jha Khadi and Village IndustriesCommission

CEO

Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai Sikkim High Court 1st lady Judge

Dr.Mohan Kumar Ambassador of Indiato France

Vivek Priyadarshi Team probing the Indian PremierLeague Scandal

Head

Sitaram Yechury Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary

Neeraj Kumar Anti-Corruption and Security Unit ofBCCI

Chief Advisor

Mukesh Khanna Children’s Film Society of India Chairperson

Surender Singh Central Industrial Security Force Director General

Achal Kumar Jyoti Indian Administration ElectionCommissioner

Arvind Saxena Union Public Service Commission Member

Navneet RajanWasan Bureau of Police Research andDevelopment

DG

Priti Patel Britain Government Minister of State ofEmployment

Nikesh Arora SoftBank Corporation of JapanPresident

Kundapur Vaman Kamath New Development Bank of BRICSnations

President

K. Satish ReddyNational Safety Council

Chairman

Deepak Iyer Bharti AXA General Insurance MD and CEO





V. Shanmuganathan Meghalaya Government Governor

Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Government 1st woman Governor

Ranjit Singh Baxi Bureau of International Recycling Head

Akhil Amar National Council of Humanities ofUSA

Member

G. Mohan Kumar Defence Secretary

Manoj Mishra National Fertilizers Limited CMD

Sunil D’Souza Whirlpool India Managing Director

Nirbhay Sharma Mizoram Government Governor

Trevor BaylissEngland Cricket Team

Head Coach

V.A. Prasanth Indian Bank Chief FinancialOfficer

Veena Jain Doordarshan News Director General

Philipose G. Pynumootil Naval Air Staff Assistant Chief

Meena Hemchandra Reserve Bank of India Executive Director

Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa Arunachal Pradesh Government Governor

Ameenah Gurib Fakim Mauritius President

Pawan Munjal Hero MotoCorp. Ltd. CMD

K. Sivan Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director

S. Somanath Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre Director

P. Kunhikrishnan SatishDhawan Space Centre Director

Putin Renjen Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. CEO

Ravi Shastri Indian Cricket Team Director

Syed Asif Ibrahim Indian Government Special Envoy ofPrime Minister

Vinita Bali Board of Directors of GlobalAlliance for Improved Nutrition

Chairman

R. Seshasayee Infosys Limited Non-ExecutiveChairman

Rahul Dravid U-19 Cricket Team of India Coach

R.C. Tayal National Security Guard Director General

K.V. Chowdary Indian Administration Central VigilanceCommissioner

Vijai Sharma Indian Administration Chief InformationCommissioner

Dr.Srivari Chandrasekhar Council of Scientific and Industrial Director





Research

M.K. Sharma ICICI Bank Ltd. Non-ExecutiveChairman

Prof. SanghmitraBandyopadhyay

Indian Statistical Institute Director

Kapil Mishra Delhi Jal Board Chairman

Narendra Kumar Yadav Mahanagar Telephone NigamLimited

Director

Sharad Pawar Mumbai Cricket Association President

Archana Ramasundaram National Crime Records Bureau Director

Aakar Patel Amnesty International India Executive Director

Keith Vaz UK Parliament Committee Chairman

Debendranath Sarangi Squash Rackets Federation of India President

Steffi Graf of Germany Kerala Government Ayurveda BrandAmbassador

Zaheer Abbas International Cricket Council (ICC) President

Anshula Kant State Bank of India Deputy ManagingDirector and ChiefFinancial Officer

Ujjwal Batria Lafarge India CEO

JagmohanYadav Uttar Pradesh Director General ofPolice

Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan Tata Motors Group Chief FinancialOfficer

U.P. Singh Oil India Limited Interim Chairman andManaging Director

KrutiTiwari Digital India Brand Ambassador

C.D. Balaji Aeronautics Development Agency Director

Rahul Bhatnagar Bharti Enterprises Managing Directorand Chief FinancialOfficer

Sriram Kalyanaraman National Housing Bank Managing Directorand CEO

S.N. Sahai Delhi Government Home Secretary

Rodrigo Oreamuno Government of India for Vodafonetax case

Arbitrate

Lt. General Manmohan SinghRai

Indian Army Vice-Chief

RakeshSahni Narmada Valley DevelopmentAuthority

Chairman





Wimbledon Open 2015 – Winners

129th edition of the Wimbledon Open championship held at All England Lawn Tennis and CroquetClub in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, from 29 June to 12 July 2015.

LIST OF WINNERS OF WIMBLEDON OPEN 2015

Title Winner

Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic of Serbia

Women’s Singles Serena Williams of USA

Men’s Doubles Jean Jullien Rojer of Netherlands and HoriaTecau ofRomania

Women’s Doubles Sania Mirza of India and Martina Hingis of Switzerland

Mixed Doubles Leander Paes of India and Martina Hingis of Switzerland

Regional Rural BanksObjectives of Regional Rural Banks :

The importance of the rural banking in the economic development of a country cannot be overlooked.As Gandhiji said “Real India lies in Villages,” and village economy is the backbone of Indianeconomy. Without the upliftment of the rural economy as well as the rural people of our country, theobjectives of economic planning cannot be achieved. In fact, the real growth of Indian economylied in the freeing of rural masses from acute poverty, unemployment, and socio-economicbackwardness.

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are oriented towards meeting the needs of the weaker sections of therural population consisting of :o Small and marginal farmers,o Agricultural labourers,o Artisans,o Small entrepreneurs,o Mobalise deposits from rural households

RRBs are expected to make credit available to rural households besides inspiring carefulness. Put itsimple to ensure sufficient institutional credit for agriculture and other rural sectors.

The Credit Delivery System :o Grant of credit at cheap or concessional rateso Lending to individuals belonging to weaker sections without checking the viability of the

activity proposed to be undertaken.

The Operational Area of RRB "

The area of operation of RRBs is limited to the area as notified by GoI covering one or more districtsin the State.

Ownership of RRBs :





RRBs are jointly owned by Government of India (GOI), the concerned State Government and SponsorBanks (27 scheduled commercial banks and one State Cooperative Bank); the issued capital of a RRBis shared by the owners in the proportion of 60%, 20% and 20% respectively.

Reform Process - RRBsIn order to provide access to low-cost banking facilities to the poor, the Narasimham Working Group(1975) proposed the establishment of a new set of banks, as institutions which "combine the localfeel and the familiarity with rural problems which the cooperatives possess and the degree ofbusiness organization, ability to mobilize deposits, access to central money markets and modernizedoutlook which the commercial banks have".RRBs started their development process on 2nd October 1975 with the formation of a single bank(Prathama Grameen Bank). As on 31 March 2006, there were 133 RRBs (post-merger) covering 525districts with a network of 14,494 branches.

RBI AssistanceWith a view to facilitate RRBs operations, the RBI gave RRBs direct access to refinance assistanceat a concessional rate of three per cent below the bank rate.Allowed to maintain a lower level of SLR than commercial banks.Allowed to pay half per cent more interest on all deposits except those of three years and above.Sponsor banks IDBI, NABARD, SIDBI, and other FIs are statutorily required under the RRBs Actto providemanagerial and financial assistance to RRBs.

Evaluation of RRBs

The Committee constituted by the RBI in June 1977 to valuate the performance of RRBs concludedthat with some modifications in their organisation and structure. The Committee to ReviewArrangements for Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development which inter aliaexamined the role of RRBs in the rural development work, suggested the following :o Preference for opening bank branches than commercial bankso The eligible business of commercial banks’ rural branches may be transferred to RRBs.o The losses in initial years of RRBs may be met by shareholders and equity capital should also be

raised.o The various facilities provided by sponsor banks should continue for 10 yrs in each caseo Concessionary refinance by RBI should be continuedo The control, regulation, and promotional responsibilities should be transferred from the GOI to

RBI or NABARD.

Regulatory Control

RRBs are allowed up to December 31, 2000 to maintain cash reserves at 3 per cent of theirdemand and time liabilities. A number of measures were taken since 1995 not only to make RRBsviable but also to enable them to function effectively.Apart from recapitalisation and infusion of equity, the measures include : Deregulation ofinterest rates on advance and deposits of above one year maturity; rationalization of branches; andrelaxation of norms relating to investments by RRBs.

In 1998-99 NABARD introduced several policy measures for improving overall performance.They are :o Quarterly / half yearly review of RRBs especially weak ones by the sponsor bankso Merger of RRBs coming under a sponsor bank and operating in contiguous areaso Off-site surveillanceo Framing of Appointment and Promotion rules (1998) for the staff of RRBso Introduction of Kissan Credit Cards for provision of credit to farmers.





Books and Authors - 2015 Unbreakable (Autobiography of Mary Kom) - Mary Kom Enoch, I am a British Indian - Sarinder Joshua Duroch ModiNomics - Sameer Kochar Public Issues Before Parliament - Vijay Darda Water, Peace and War – Confronting the Global Water Crisis - Brahma Chellaney Ambedkar Awakening India’s Social Conscience - Dr. Narendra Jadhav Munger through the Ages - Late DP Yadav Akbar – The Aesthete - Dr. Indu Anand Runs in Ruins — Sunil Gavaskar India at Risk - Jaswant Singh My country My Life - L.K.Advani Joseph Anton - Sulman Rushdie (Autobiography) The Sahara Testaments - Tade Ipadeola Narendra Modi: A Political Biography - Andy Marino My Unforgettable Memories - Mamata Banerjee Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri - Dr R L Bhat Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan - Daman Singh The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 - Carlotta Gall Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership - Pavan Choudary Walking With Giants - G. Ramachandran(former Finance Secretary ) Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths - PC Parakh The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh -

Sanjaya Baru God of Antarctica - 13 year old Yashwardhan Shukla My Years with Rajiv and Sonia - R.D.Pradhan Khushwantnama -The Lessons of My Life - Khushwant singh Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age - Alexander Bard One Life is Not Enough - Natwar Singh The Lives of Others - Neel Mukherjee My Music My Life - Pt Ravi Shankar I am Malala - Malala Yousufzai and Christina Lamb A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power - Bette Dam True Colours — Adam Gilchrist Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job? - Faraz Ahmad The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri And then One Day: A Memoir - Nasiruddin Shah (Autobiography) Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri Lowland - Jhumpa Lahiri Truth Always Prevails - Sadruddin Hashwani Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Mazumder The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan (Australian)(Man Booker) Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector - Dr UD Choubey Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar - Dilip D’Souza Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace - Leon Panetta and Jim

Newton Not Just an Accountant - former CAG Vinod Rai





Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs The French, Caro-Kann and Philidor - ParimarjanNegi

A Bend in the river - V.S. Naipaul Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna - Gautam Chintamani Half Girlfriend - Chetan Bhagat Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician - Biography of Allama Muhammad

Iqbal (Spiritual Father of Pakistan) My Name is Abu Salem - Hussain Zaidi 50 years of man in space - Garik Israelien, Brian May and David J Eicher Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11 - Sandeep Unnithan Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years - Pranab Mukherjee 2014: The Election That Changed India - Rajdeep Sardesai Your Dreams Are Mine Now: She Showed him What Love - Ravinder Singh

Newly Released or Recently in News China-India War - World's First Water War – 2029 - Former Army chief General

Sundarajan Padmanabhan Letters for a Nation - Jawaharlal Nehru & Madhav Khosla Prince of Gujarat: The Extraordinary Story of Prince Gopaldas Desai - Rajmohan

Gandhi Born Again on the Mountain - Arunima Sinha (Launched by Narendra Modi, She is first

female and also Indian Amputee to climb Mt. Everest) Why I Assassinated Gandhi - Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse - Edited by Virender

Mehra The Indian Parliament – A Critical Appraisal - Prof. Sudha Pai and Avinash Kumar Madhorubhagan(One Part Woman) - Perumal Murugan (under controversies for

description of Hindu’s half-female god, Ardhanareeswara) The Red Sari(Unofficial and Controversial Autobiography of Sonia Gandhi)- Javier

Moro Neither a Hawk nor a Dove - Pakistan's Ex-Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop - Reeta Peshawaria Menon and Anu Peshawaria Fragile Frontiers — The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks - Saroj Kumar Rath Editor Unplugged — Media, Magnates, Netas and Me - Vinod Mehta Flora of Guntur City Andhra Pradesh - PR Mohana Rao India’s Growth Resurgence: Sectorial Issues and Governance Risks - Yerram Raju, M

Sitarama Murthy and Singala Subbaiah Mandate: Will of the People - Vir Sanghvi Ham Bhi Wahan Mojod Thay - Former Pakistan Minister Abdul Majeed Malik The Crown Prince, The Gladiator and The Hope - Ashutosh Food for All: International Organizations and the Transformation of Agriculture - Uma

Lele was in news in March 2015. God’s Bankers - Gerald Posner Faces and Places - Prof. Deepak Nayyar Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy- Speaker's Perspective - Meira Kumar Q&A(the movie Slumdog Millionaire was based on this book) – Vikas Swarup Flood of Fire – Amitav Ghosh Suleiman Charitra – Kalyana Malla





Banking Terminology for IBPS exams

In general awareness section of IBPS exam, there are atleast 3-4 four questions asked from bankingterminology. I have compiled the list of banking abbreviations for general awareness section of IBPSexams. Read and learn them thoroughly, atleast 2 question must be asked in IBPS PO and clerk exam.

ADR - American Depository ReceiptAGM - Annual General MeetingAIRCSC - All India Rural Credit Survey CommitteeAFS - Available For SaleASSOCHAM - Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of IndiaATM - Automated Teller MachineBIS - Bank for International SettlementsBoP - Balance of PaymentsCAD - Capital Account DeficitCAG - Controller and Auditor General of IndiaCAMELS- Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, Systems & ControlsCBS - Consolidated Banking StatisticsCC - Cash CreditCD - Certificate of DepositCF - Company FinanceCII - Confederation of Indian IndustriesCP - Commercial PaperCPI - Consumer Price IndexCR - Capital ReceiptsCRR - Cash Reserve RatioCSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchCSO - Central Statistical OrganisationDBOD - Department of Banking Operations and DevelopmentDBS - Department of Banking Supervision, RBIDCA - Department of Company Affairs,DCCB - District Central Cooperative BankDCM - Department of Currency Management, RBIDD - Demand DraftDDS - Data Dissemination StandardsDICGC - Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of IndiaECGC - Export Credit and Guarantee CorporationECS - Electronic Clearing SchemeEEA - Exchange Equalization AccountEPF - Employees Provident FundFDI - Foreign Direct InvestmentFEMA - Foreign Exchange Management ActFICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and IndustryFII - Foreign Institutional InvestorFPI - Foreign Portfolio InvestmentGDP - Gross Domestic ProductGDR - Global Depository ReceiptGFD - Gross Fiscal DeficitGIC - General Insurance CorporationGPD - Gross Primary DeficitHDFC - Housing Development Finance CorporationHFT - Held For TradingIBS - International Banking StatisticsICAR - Indian Council of Agricultural Research





ICICI - Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of IndiaICMR - Indian Council of Medical ResearchIDBI - Industrial Development Bank of IndiaIFC - International Finance CorporationIFCI - Industrial Finance Corporation of IndiaIIP - Index of Industrial ProductionIMF - International Monetary FundIRBI - Industrial Reconstruction Bank of IndiaISDA - International Swaps and Derivative AssociationISIC - International Standard Industrial ClassificationISO - International Standards OrganizationLBS - Locational Banking StatisticsLERMS - Liberalised Exchange Rate Management SystemLIC - Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaMCA - Ministry of Company AffairsMIS - Management Information SystemMMSE - Minimum Mean Squared ErrorsNABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentNASSCOM - National Association of Software and Services CompaniesNBC - Non-Banking CompaniesNBFC - Non Banking Financial CompaniesNEER - Nominal Effective Exchange RateNFA - Non-Foreign Exchange AssetsNGO - Non-Governmental OrganizationNHB - National Housing BankNPA - Non-Performing AssetsNSC - National Statistical CommissionNSSF - National Small Savings FundOD - Over DraftODA - Official Development AssistanceOMO - Open Market OperationsPACS - Primary Agriculture Credit SocietiesPDAI - Primary Dealers Association of IndiaPDO - Public Debt OfficePIO - Persons of Indian OriginPO - Principal OfficePRB - Primary Revenue BalancePSE - Public Sector EnterprisesPUC - Paid Up CapitalRD - Revenue DeficitRDBMS - Relational Database Management SystemRE - Revenue ExpenditureREC - Rural Electrification CorporationREER - Real Effective Exchange RateRIDF - Rural Infrastructure Development FundRoC - Registrars of CompaniesRR - Revenue ReceiptsRRB - Regional Rural BankRTP - Reserve Tranche PositionRWA - Risk Weighted AssetSAS - Statistical Analysis SystemSCARDB - State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development BankSCB - State Cooperative BankSCB - Scheduled Commercial BankSDDS -Special Data Dissemination Standards





SDR - Special Drawing RightSEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaSIFI - Systemically Important Financial IntermediariesSEBs - State Electricity BoardsSGSY - Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarrojgar YojanaSHGs - Self-Help GroupsSIDBI - Small Industries Development Bank of IndiaSIDC - State Industrial Development CorporationSJSRY - Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar YojanaSLR - Statutory Liquidity RatioSMG - Standing Monitoring GroupSNA - System of National AccountsSRWTO - Small road & Water Transport OperatorsSSI - Small-Scale IndustriesSTRIPS - Separate Trading for Registered Interest and Principal of SecuritiesTB - Treasury BillsTC - Temporary ChangeTT - Telegraphic TransferTFTS - Trade for Trade SettlementUCB - Urban Cooperative BankUCN - Uniform Code NumberUNDP - United Nations Developement ProgrammeUNICO - Umbrella Organisation for Large Cooperative Banks in EuropeUNDP - United Nations Development ProgrammeUNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development OrganisationUNME - Urban Non-Manual EmployeesUTI - Unit Trust of IndiaVC - Venture CapitalWPI - Wholesale Price IndexWTO - World Trade OrganisationY-o-Y - Year-on-YearYTM - Yield to MaturityZTC - Zonal Training Centre



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